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Rs. 2.5 crore worth Mysore Silk sarees sold in a day
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Rs. 2.5 crore worth Mysore Silk sarees sold in a day

November 15, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: Despite intense competition, Mysore Silk sarees continue to be the pick of many women folk, especially during festive seasons and other auspicious occasions. Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Limited that has 14 showrooms including 13 in the State and one in Hyderabad in Telangana State, sold the eponymous Mysore Silk sarees worth total Rs….

First citizen of India drapes Mysore Silk
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First citizen of India drapes Mysore Silk

September 26, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: President Droupadi Murmu wore a white Mysore Silk saree with gold zari for the Dasara inauguration atop Chamundi Hill here this morning. The original silk saree worth Rs. 70,000, specially weaved at the Silk Weaving Factory of Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation on Manandavadi Road here, was gifted to her by the State delegation which…

Silk Factory contract workers stage snap stir demanding regularisation
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Silk Factory contract workers stage snap stir demanding regularisation

October 19, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding regularisation of service, contract workers of Silk Factory, under the banner of Silk Weaving Factory Employees Union, staged a snap stir in front of the factory on Manandawadi Road on Oct. 17. Maintaining that an agreement was reached between Trade Unions and KSIC Management on appointment of kin of deceased employees on compassionate…

Export of Mysore Silk Sarees to be explored: Minister
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Export of Mysore Silk Sarees to be explored: Minister

October 22, 2018

Mysuru: Minister for Tourism S.R. Mahesh has opined that there was a great demand across the nation for Mysore Silk Sarees and added that if an international market is created for the product, the industry can be expanded phenomenally. He was discussing with the Union Minister for Commerce Suresh Prabhu who was in city  to…

KSIC employees oppose move to sell silk sarees at Rs. 4,500
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KSIC employees oppose move to sell silk sarees at Rs. 4,500

August 25, 2018

Mysuru: Strongly opposing the plans of Tourism and Sericulture Minister S.R. Mahesh’s plan to sell Mysuru Silk Sarees at discounted price of Rs.4,500, the KSIC (Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation) staff staged a protest in front of silk-weaving Factory here on Thursday. Claiming that the Silk Factory will face serene loss if silk sarees were sold…

Silky treat: KSIC to sell Mysore Silk sarees at Rs. 4,500
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Silky treat: KSIC to sell Mysore Silk sarees at Rs. 4,500

June 29, 2018

Mysuru: As a Varamahalakshmi festival gift to women, State-owned Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation Ltd. (KSIC) will sell Mysore Silk sarees worth Rs. 6,500 at a discount price of Rs. 4,500 per saree. This move is to make sarees affordable to the poor and middle class families, announced Tourism and Sericulture Minister S.R. Mahesh. He also…

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